I understand wolverines out west were never polled for approval.  I'm 
counting on wildfires to destroy Sierra College and Utah Valley State.




On 10/14/2017 6:29 AM, Joe Makowiec wrote:
> At 10-13-2017 11:05 PM, Sara Fagan wrote:
>> I was surprised to hear the UND announcers call UND the Fighting Hawks.
>
> The NCAA requires that teams using Native American mascots must have 
> approval of the tribe(s) involved. North Dakota couldn't get their 
> Sioux tribes to come to an agreement on the use of the Sioux name as 
> an athletic mascot. So a few years back, they switched:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_Fighting_Sioux_controversy
>
> - As I understand the policy, it may not absolutely forbid such 
> mascots, but the penalties for using them are pretty stiff. 
> Specifically, you're banned from post-season play.
>
> - Florida State got the Seminole people on board, so they can continue 
> using their mascot.
>
> - I'm not sure if this applies to institution names (Miami of Ohio, 
> Miami, probably others).
>
> - Apparently this policy doesn't apply to people of European origin, 
> so Union continues being the Dutch(men|women).
>
> - If you've watched the NCAA tournament since the change, you'll see 
> that there are still a lot of Fighting Sioux jerseys in circulation.
>
> Joe